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The Domestic Side of National Security
Another commentary on the National Security Strategy, this one at The Hill.
Another commentary on the National Security Strategy, this one at The Hill.
Unlike Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson has lost his bid to have his suspension overturned.
Apparently, law schools are in the business of coddling their special snowflake children now.
Civil asset forfeiture gives “highway robbery” a whole new meaning.
An unsurprising ruling from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that only seems to bring closer the day when same-sex marriage will be legal nationwide.
We may have our first legal challenge to an Ebola quarantine order by tomorrow
Mandatory quarantines are a massive violation of personal liberty. We ought to be careful in how, when, and why we impose them and who they are directed toward.
New York State’s gun law takes rights away from nearly 35,000 people without any due process whatsoever.
A travel ban sounds like a simple solution to a complex problem. Like most simple solutions, though, it becomes far less appealing when you think about the details.
Two more states are added to the list, with another three likely not far behind.
Another Federal appellate Court has struck down state law bans on same-sex marriage, but the only thing that matters now is the Supreme Court.
Two men in North Carolina are free after spending 31 years in prison for a crime they didn’t commit.
Could John Hinckley, Jr. face murder charges 30 years after his attempted assassination of President Reagan?
Another Circuit Court of Appeals has weighed in on the marriage equality debate.
Another step closer to the Supreme Court.
That ball is in your court, Congress.
Assuming it accepts the appeal, Utah is giving the Supreme Court its high profile case for the October 2015 Term.
My latest collaboration with Butch Bracknell, “Ahmed Abu Khattala and the Miranda-Rights Question,” has posted in The National Interest.
A big step forward for the challenge to state-based bans on same-sex marriage.
However you feel about the Redskins name, the decision to retroactively repeal their trademarks is troubling on many levels.
Once again, Republicans are attacking someone for doing a job the Bill of Rights itself makes necessary and important.
There’s essentially no analogue in the civilian justice system. Here’s why.
A pretty clear violation of the First Amendment.
The Court gets the result right, but their reasoning will make things much more difficult for courts, defendants, and victims.
Another victory for marriage equality. This time from the state that gave us the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on interracial marriage.
The fight for marriage equality takes another step forward.
For the time being at least, same-sex marriage is once again banned in Utah.
A limited ruling out of Ohio with wide ranging implications.
A victory for same-sex marriage in an unlikely place.
A Federal District Court Judge struck down part of Utah’s law against polygamy brought by the stars of TLC’s “Sister Wives.”
In 1789, George Washington took office after being elected by only a small portion of the population of the U.S. Does that mean he wasn’t “democratically elected?”
Another Federal Court has declared the PPACA’s contraceptive coverage mandate to be unconstitutional.
The Obama administration has issued a strongly worded statement on this morning’s massacre by the Egyptian government.
President Obama is doing precisely what Senator Obama warned us about.
A late-night announcement that Gitmo detainees will get hearings raises more questions than it answers.
Glenn Reynolds has an interesting piece out today in the Columbia Law Review.